From The Curators: Your Pandora Guide to Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the somewhat improbable victory in 1862 of the Mexican army over a larger and better equipped invading French force, in what became known as “La Batalla de Puebla,” or “The Battle of Puebla.” The French returned the following year, occupying Mexico for the next three years, but we’ll save that for a different blog.

In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become a festive celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, which seems to gain in popularity every year. It provides us with a chance to indulge in some of Mexico’s many profound cultural contributions, with music being at top of the list. With this in mind, we at Pandora would like to invite you to give our Cinco de Mayo genre station a spin!

Whether you’re throwing your own party, invading someone else’s pachanga, or just out-and-about enjoying the festivities in your community, we’ve included some Cinco de Mayo essentials for your listening enjoyment.

Cinco de Mayo is very much a Mexican-American celebrated holiday, and if you’re in the mood for some Chicano sabor, artists like Santana, Los Lobos, Malo and War are right there in the mix, ready to serve all your cruising needs.

I just mind the adds about Obama and his jobs bill being blocked by Republicans. Could we mention all the jobs bills the House of Represenatives has passed in the past 5 years that sit in the Senate doing nothing? Both sides need to agree on one jobs bill and pass it. The finger pointing needs to stop and stop here on Pandora